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ViennaSymphonieorchester der Wiener Volksoper

Musikverein Wien
Huang: Patch the Sky (补天) Choral Symphony
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper; Qingyu Chorus; Xiuying Li; Yajie Zhang; Jinxu Xiahou

MunichGötterdämmerungNew production

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichDas Rheingold

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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

MunichGötterdämmerungNew production

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Brenton Ryan (Loge) and Christian Gerhaher (Wotan) © Frol Podlesnyi
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them. 
****1
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And they were the most divine gods: Das Rheingold in Munich

Markus Brück (Alberich), Yajie Zhang, Verity Wingate and Sarah Brady (Rhinemaidens) © Wilfried Hösl
Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.
*****
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Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich

The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.
****1
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Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared staged in Munich

Pavol Breslik had no difficulties in rendering the intricacies of Janáček’s vocal language, shaped by Moravian folk music and speech patterns.
***11
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Loges Werk und Wotans Beitrag: Rheingold an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Martin Winkler (Alberich) © Geoffroy Schied
Tobias Kratzers Rheingold bildet den krönenden Abschluss der Münchener Opernfestspiele – eine Inszenierung, die jetzt schon als Meilenstein gelten kann.
*****
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Entrée magistrale de Nixon in China au répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Le chef-d'œuvre de John Adams fait son entrée à Bastille par la grande porte, avec une mise en scène inspirée de Valentina Carrasco, une distribution exemplaire et une excellente direction musicale.
*****
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ParisNixon in China

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Adams: Nixon in China
Gustavo Dudamel; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris